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ganister

/ˈɡænɪstə(ɹ)/

ganister noun: a hard, fine-grained sandstone, used in manufacturing silica bricks for lining furnaces.

Noun

ganister (countable and uncountable, plural ganisters)

  1. A hard, fine-grained sandstone, used in manufacturing silica bricks for lining furnaces.
    • Like those in southern Huntingdon County, the ridges of southern Blair County were often covered with ganister.1991,, Town of Claysburg - Refractories Company Town, Historic American Buildings Survey, page 2

Forms of ganister

pluralganisters
alternative formgannister

Origin of ganister

Unknown

Words that rhyme with ganister

Questions about ganister

What does ganister mean?
Ganister means a hard, fine-grained sandstone, used in manufacturing silica bricks for lining furnaces.
What part of speech is ganister?
Ganister is a noun.
How do you pronounce ganister?
Ganister is pronounced /ˈɡænɪstə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of ganister?
The plural of ganister is ganisters.

Words near ganister in the dictionary

  1. ganika
  2. ganikas
  3. ganil
  4. Ganim
  5. ganirelix
  6. ganister
  7. ganisters
  8. ganitumab
  9. ganj
  10. ganja
  11. ganjah

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